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Home Front: Politix
John Durham Resigns as US Attorney – Effective February 28th ‐ Before Biden AG Takes Office
2021-02-27
[GP] After serving as the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut for more than three years, and as a federal prosecutor in Connecticut for more than 38 years, John H. Durham today announced his resignation from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, effective at midnight on February 28.

"My career has been as fulfilling as I could ever have imagined when I graduated from law school way back in 1975," said U.S. Attorney Durham. "Much of that fulfillment has come from all the people with whom I’ve been blessed to share this workplace, and in our partner law enforcement agencies. My love and respect for this Office and the vitally important work done here have never diminished. It has been a tremendous honor to serve as U.S. Attorney, and as a career prosecutor before that, and I will sorely miss it."

Prior to his appointment as an interim U.S. Attorney in November 2017 and subsequently as the presidentially appointed U.S. Attorney in February 2018, Mr. Durham served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in various positions in the District of Connecticut for 35 years, prosecuting complex organized crime, violent crime, public corruption and financial fraud matters. From 1978 to 1982, he served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in the New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office, and from 1977 to 1978, he served as a Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle will serve as Acting U.S. Attorney upon Mr. Durham’s departure.
And from the Citizen Free Press, courtesy of Hupineck Joluger3758:
John H. Durham will continue as special counsel in the investigation of the origins on the Trump-Russia inquiry, but is being asked to resign as U.S. Attorney, as the Biden administration begins replacing top federal prosecutors appointed by President Donald Trump with its own nominees.

Among the federal prosecutors appointed by Trump, only Durham and David C. Weiss, the U.S. Attorney in Delaware, whose office is directing a tax investigation of Biden’s son Hunter Biden, are expected to remain with the justice department after the incoming administration asks for the resignations of the Trump appointees who have not already left.

Durham’s position directing the politically explosive inquiry into the Russia probe — and Weiss’ role in the Hunter Biden investigation — presented a challenge for the Biden administration.
Related:
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John Durham: 2021-02-24 Woodward appraises DOJ inspector general uncovering FBI's FISA 'glorious mistake'
John Durham: 2021-02-23 Biden AG Nominee Merrick Garland Won't Commit to Keeping John Durham in His Role as Special Counsel (VIDEO)
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  We are an occupied country.
Posted by: Cloluque White2709   2021-02-27 18:59  

#11  Banana republic
Posted by: Sheatle Noodleman4555   2021-02-27 16:55  

#10  Many (include me) were hopeful that some of the deep state manufactured Russian-hoax would be cleaned up and people would actually be accountable for their criminality. We learned a lot about how deep the swamp is and the two systems of justice. I'm not sure what these realization do for the country. Probably we need to root things out beginning at the local level and move upwards. Maybe a term limits amendment would be a good place to start. People wouldn't be in government for life.
Posted by: JohnQC   2021-02-27 12:06  

#9  #8 indeed
Posted by: irish rage boy   2021-02-27 09:44  

#8  I am reasonable certain we all knew how this story would end.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-02-27 09:17  

#7  Lucrative commentary spot on MSNBC or CNN?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-02-27 09:05  

#6  The coverup is now complete.
Posted by: Spoter B   2021-02-27 08:22  

#5  Resigned from what? He did nothing.
Posted by: Airandee   2021-02-27 05:28  

#4  Who appointed him to the investigation?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-02-27 04:26  

#3  Aw, shucks. Does that mean we won't have any more "bombshell" reports or exposés? I looked forward to those as much as a Frenchman eagerly awaited the next installment of The Three Musketeers.
Posted by: Clem   2021-02-27 03:57  

#2  ...and as a federal prosecutor in Connecticut for more than 38 years

I'm unpolished and unsophisticated, but I think this boils it down succinctly.
Posted by: Raj   2021-02-27 00:18  

#1  Hat tip to former AG Barr and US Attorney Durham for your betrayal of American jurisprudence and flagrant waste of millions of taxpayer dollars.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-02-27 00:08  

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